Cajun Seasoning Croutons

This isn’t the most exciting recipe, but I’m putting it here for safekeeping since Cookie Madness has become more or less my on-line cookbook. I call these Cajun Seasoning Croutons for obvious reasons.

Up until recently I used a different method for almost every batch of croutons and never wrote down the steps or measurements. I kind of like not following a recipe to make something simple like croutons, but I was so pleased with this batch I made the croutons again and wrote everything down.

For the record, here’s the brand of Cajun seasoning I used. And I’m mentioning this because different brands seem to have different flavors and levels of salt. This one has enough so that you don’t need to add any.

This recipe works with any kind of bread, but I especially like making these with leftover dinner rolls.

Author: Cookie Madness

Recipe type: Bread

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1/4 pound leftover dinner rolls (Fluffy Dinner Rolls) or white bread

1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon Louisiana style Cajun seasoning

1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut the bread into 1 inch cubes (or any size you want).

Melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Stir in the oil and seasonings.

Toss the cubes in the butter mixture.

Spread the croutons on a large ungreased baking sheet and bake at 400 for 5 minutes.

Open door and stir the croutons around, flipping to ensure they’ve browned a bit, then close door and reduce heat to 300. Continue baking for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so. When they are nicely browned, let them cool completely. They will crisp up as they cool.

Yum! Homemade croutons are so delicious! This version sounds great! This reminds me of a recipe for Cajun Blue Caesar Salad from Cook’s Country, where they have you make seasoned croutons (they use Old Bay, coriander, and onion powder instead of Cajun seasoning, sugar, and garlic powder, but close enough!), then basically make a traditional Caesar dressing, but using blue cheese as well. It’s delicious! These sound fabulous too!!!